Batik-making in the middle of coffee plantation


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In a small room made of wood, dozens of children sat on low stools, absorbed in drawing on pieces of cloth. Once in a while, a child would blow on his or her canting, a writing instrument in the shape of a bowl with a pointy spout, or dip the canting into a vessel like a small frying pan, which contained the brownish malam (wax for batik-making).
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Vietnam : Textile, garment and footwear exports soar

Vietnam : Textile, garment and footwear exports soar
August 3, 2014/Fibre2fashion.com, India

Customs department in HCM City revealed that in the first seven months of 2014, total exports turnover of the city reached US $1.194 billion, of which textile and garment are leading.

During the period, textile and garment goods earned $519.3 million, a year–on–year rise of 12.9 percent, whereas the figures of footwear sector were $140.9 million, rose 6.4 percent from the same period 2005. Read more about Vietnam : Textile, garment and footwear exports soar

Value of textile & garment exports decline by 15.8%


Fibre2fashion.com, India

Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that the value of total exports of goods amounted to MOP1.51 billion in June 2014, down by 19.2% year-on-year; the value of domestic exports decreased by 23.2% to MOP977 million, and that of re-exports dropped by 10.4% to MOP535 million.
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Fire hits portion of MGM Garment

Fire hits portion of MGM Garment
Saipan Tribune, Micronesia
By Ferdie de la Torre
Reporter
Thursday, August 03, 2014

A fire burned a portion of the MGM Garment Factory in Chalan Piao on Sunday night, the Department of Public Safety said yesterday.

No one was injured in the blaze.

A police officer stated in her report that when she arrived at the scene at 9:50pm after receiving a call about the fire, she noticed six men trying to put out a burned portion of the MGM building. Read more about Fire hits portion of MGM Garment

Mill to expand garment facility at Arasur Business

KPR Mill to expand garment facility at Arasur Business
Chennai Online, India

KPR Mill Ltd proposes to utilise the net proceeds of its IPO to fund plans for expansion of the existing garment facility at Arasur, near Coimbatore; setting up a design studio at Arasur; construction of an additional hostel facility at Arasur; expansion of the processing facility at State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Ltd (SIPCOT), Perundurai;
investment in a new knitting facility at Arasur; addition of balancing equipment for existing spinning facility at Sathyamangalam and general corporate purposes. Read more about Mill to expand garment facility at Arasur Business

China : Shenzen city boosts garment sector thru IT

China : Shenzen city boosts garment sector thru IT
August 1, 2014/Fibre2fashion.com, Indi

Currently, Shenzhen city boasts over 3600 clothing enterprises and more than 600 renowned brands.

The clothing trade’s production value is over RMB60 billion.
In big cities of China, the women’s clothing sale of Shenzhen city occupies about 70 percent.

Although these products are more expensive than those from other regions, brands also famous in China. Read more about China : Shenzen city boosts garment sector thru IT

Team produces garment fit for queen

Team produces garment fit for queen
By JENNIFER STORK
For The Daily News
Lebanon Daily News

More than 200 strands of wool stretched across a loom in front of the newly crowned Lebanon Area Fair Queen, Greta Heagy, yesterday.
“Very good,” said Trudy Kreider in an encouraging tone as Heagy finished a section of a shawl she was learning to make.

Kreider is one of four original members of the Lebanon Valley Woolseys, who have been bringing the popular “Sheep to Shawl” demonstration to the fair at the Lebanon Valley Expo Center and Fairgrounds for more than 18 years. As is tradition, the shawl that the Woolseys make in front of spectators at the fair is given to the new queen as a gift. Read more about Team produces garment fit for queen